Two 00s face charge of missing glaucoma

Two Cardiff optometrists faced General Optical Council disciplinary proceedings earlier this week over their treatment of a 67-year-old radiographer.

Ultimately after three visits the radiographer was diagnosed as suffering from glaucoma.

The GOC alleged in notices issued in April that Sasha Louise Macken and Wilfred Hugh Phillips were guilty of deficient professional performance.

The GOC was told that before the diagnosis the patient had visited three seperate opticians, Macken, Phillips and Julian Davies at Julian Davies Opticians in St Mellons, Cardiff.

Both Macken and Phillips faced claims that they failed to provide 'sufficient management' of the woman and are accused of inaccurately interpreting the patient's hospital notes and an error in referring to 'minor corneal changes'. Both Macken and Phillips deny all the allegations of deficient professional performance by failing to carry out certain tests and the other alleged errors.